Chinese Coast Guard ships fired water cannons at Filipino civilian vessels taking supplies to Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, according to Philippines officials.
The Philippines accused the Chinese coast guard on Saturday of using water cannons to "obstruct" three government boats delivering provisions to Filipino
The Philippines and its treaty ally, the United States, have separately condemned a high-seas assault by the Chinese coast guard and suspected militia ships that repeatedly blasted water cannons to block three Philippine fisheries vessels from a disputed shoal in the South China Sea.
Video footage shows Chinese ships firing powerful blasts of water towards the Philippine government vessels. The Philippines called China’s actions “illegal and aggressive”. The Sout...
The Chinese coast guard targeted Philippine vessels with water cannon blasts and rammed one of them off a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, Philippine officials said.
The confrontation happened as Philippine supply boats and escort ships attempted to deliver food to forces near a disputed shoal in the South China Sea.
Philippine officials said blasts from a high-pressure water cannon seriously endangered the lives of a supply boat's crew a day after a similar attack in another disputed area.
The Philippines and its treaty ally, the United States, have separately condemned a high-seas assault by the Chinese coast guard and suspected militia ships that repeatedly blasted water cannons to block three Philippine fisheries vessels from a disputed shoal in the South China Sea.
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